Title: Little Red Number # 11
Artist: Susan James
About This Piece:
This hand-colored intaglio etching offers a charming vignette of high fashion, depicting a red dress displayed in the window of the Valentino boutique in Venice, Italy, as observed by the artist in the year 2000 while she was in Italy studying printmaking. The central focus is the vivid, bright red garment presented on a simple mannequin against a tiled wall. Overhead lighting fixtures are visible, and the display is accessorized with items like a fringed handbag and a pair of shoes, all rendered with a selective application of color. The hand coloring technique, with over-washes of translucent gold on the dress and handbag, gives the image a delicate, textured quality and captures the stylish allure of the luxury brand.
Little Red Number is a companion piece to Off Shoulder on Broadway, both plates completed in the same year.
Medium: Hand-colored line etching and soft-ground etching (tile walls).
Printmaking Process: hand-printed intaglio etching
Ink/Paper Combination: Sepia ink printed on Rives BFK paper.
Image Size: 6 x 4 inches
Paper Size: 10 x 8 inches
Edition Start Date: 2002
Edition Size: No more than 200 original prints plus 20 Artist Proofs.
All prints are signed, numbered, and titled in graphite pencil by the artist. All images come with a Certificate of Authenticity, which includes the artist’s signature, a detailed description of the edition, and the Passerina Press seal embossed on gold seal in right-side corner.
Edition Number of This Piece: 11/200
Mat and Frame Description: 8-ply white mat mounted over print margins, revealing the characteristic embossing of the intaglio plate. Surrounding frame is cherry-stained hardwood. Frame color emphasizes the red elements of the artwork.
Outer Frame Dimensions: Approximately 14.5 x 12.5 inches
Title: Little Red Number # 11
Artist: Susan James
About This Piece:
This hand-colored intaglio etching offers a charming vignette of high fashion, depicting a red dress displayed in the window of the Valentino boutique in Venice, Italy, as observed by the artist in the year 2000 while she was in Italy studying printmaking. The central focus is the vivid, bright red garment presented on a simple mannequin against a tiled wall. Overhead lighting fixtures are visible, and the display is accessorized with items like a fringed handbag and a pair of shoes, all rendered with a selective application of color. The hand coloring technique, with over-washes of translucent gold on the dress and handbag, gives the image a delicate, textured quality and captures the stylish allure of the luxury brand.
Little Red Number is a companion piece to Off Shoulder on Broadway, both plates completed in the same year.
Medium: Hand-colored line etching and soft-ground etching (tile walls).
Printmaking Process: hand-printed intaglio etching
Ink/Paper Combination: Sepia ink printed on Rives BFK paper.
Image Size: 6 x 4 inches
Paper Size: 10 x 8 inches
Edition Start Date: 2002
Edition Size: No more than 200 original prints plus 20 Artist Proofs.
All prints are signed, numbered, and titled in graphite pencil by the artist. All images come with a Certificate of Authenticity, which includes the artist’s signature, a detailed description of the edition, and the Passerina Press seal embossed on gold seal in right-side corner.
Edition Number of This Piece: 11/200
Mat and Frame Description: 8-ply white mat mounted over print margins, revealing the characteristic embossing of the intaglio plate. Surrounding frame is cherry-stained hardwood. Frame color emphasizes the red elements of the artwork.
Outer Frame Dimensions: Approximately 14.5 x 12.5 inches
